A scale model of a de Havilland DH.98 'Mosquito' twin-engine, World War II-era fighter/bomber aircraft. It is situated in a scale model aircraft hangar which makes the scene quite realistic. The aircraft is painted in grey and green camouflage and bears the registration letters « RKP ». In the background, other scale model aircraft can be seen as well as maintenance equipment appropriate to the scene and also at the correct scale. Superimposed over the image but below the subject aircraft are the words « SCALE MODEL » in large grey, block letters. Just below that, the word « Saturday » appears in khaki green script. The colours of the superimposed words key off the subject aircraft. (📸 Fly Past Rush)
You can't buy happiness but you can buy more scale model kits and that's pretty close. (📸 Fly Past Rush1)
May, 2024

The first Saturday of the month is where we feature these remarkable small-scale renditions of the aircraft you know and love. Have you seen a post or site along these lines you would recommend? Let us know2 with a comment and we'll pass it along. Meanwhile, here are some we've spotted since last month. You can find even more using our Bluesky Custom Feed3 of the same name. We hope that for those whose posts you really like you'll click on their post below and acknowledge their work with a like and maybe follow them to see their future posts:

Thanks to all and we’ll wrap up this edition of Scale Model Saturday with this fascinating item: « [T]his model was built by Grace Beckwith in the colors of a command aircraft. She entered it in the 1938 Scale Model Airplane Contest sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. » (📸 Eric Long) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🔍

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It's the first Saturday which is the day we celebrate these small scale renditions of the aircraft you know and love. Have a project you'd like to feature? Reply 💬 to this post and we'll try and get it on the Feed. Here are a few we've spotted since last month. (📸 @flypastrush.bsky.social) | 🛩️ ⚔️ 🔍

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1If you have not found it yet, you really need to check out the Fly Past Rush website. Museum-quality scale models complete with meticulous research and build logs as far as the eye can see. Outstanding.

2Here's where you can add a comment to this story.

3Scale Model Saturday 🔍 is the Bluesky Custom Feed on which this page is based. For more on this concept, check out First Things First: What's a Bluesky Custom Feed? in our Guide for Followers and Trusted Contributors.